Re: Re[2]: Re: [HACKERS] why the DB file size does not reduce when 'delete'the data in DB?

From: Tatsuo Ishii <t-ishii(at)sra(dot)co(dot)jp>
To: jamexu(at)telekbird(dot)com(dot)cn
Cc: mathijs(at)ilse(dot)nl, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org, pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Re[2]: Re: [HACKERS] why the DB file size does not reduce when 'delete'the data in DB?
Date: 2001-03-07 03:33:07
Message-ID: 20010307123307K.t-ishii@sra.co.jp
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> do you really know the problem of PGSQL storage manager? it DOES NOT
> reuse deleted record space. it also grows database size when you just
> update but not insert record. it is a MS ACCESS like storage manager.
> it is a functional bug. there is logic bug, performance bug...

It's not a bug but a feature invented by Michael Stonebraker. Write
to him why do you think that is a bug:-)
--
Tatsuo Ishii

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